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Schleicher ASW15 N3907B

24 May 1981 · London, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 May 1981 at about 15:45 local time, a Schleicher ASW15 registered N3907B was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near London, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:45
Classification
Accident
Location
London, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Madison County
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schleicher ASW15
Registration
N3907B
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Waynesville, Oh → Round Robin & Return
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0951

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SOARING CONTEST.WX BRFG BY CONTEST WX BRFR.ALL 4PLTS LDG IN FLD RPRTD SVR TURBC.WIND GUSTING 30K.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
17 Jun 1978 Schleicher ASW15
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Pensacola, Florida, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
6 Nov 2019 Schleicher ASW15
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Waynesville, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -

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